Thee Oh Sees at Turf Club
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Turf Club • 9:00pm • 21+ • $10
Added to calendar on Jun 27
Thee Oh Sees
From San Francisco, California
First Twin Cities show since since October 4, 2008
From last.fm:
Thee Oh Sees is a band from San Francisco, California, USA. The group began as an outlet for John Dwyer to release his instrumental, experimental home recordings, and over the course of several albums evolved into a full band. The band is noted for both its prolific album releases, energetic live shows, and their whimsical visual aesthetic that juxtaposes cartoon imagery and horror. The band has changed its name several times, being known as Orinoka Crash Suite, OCS, Orange County Sound, and The Ohsees. Read more about Thee Oh Sees on Last.fm.
Red Pens
From Minneapolis
First show since since September 5, 2010 • First Turf Club show since April 23, 2010 • First show supporting a touring headliner since March 27, 2010 • 58th show on MN Live's calendar since June 16, 2008
From last.fm:
Seeing the Minneapolis duo, Red Pens, is like witnessing a demonstration, a demonstration in raw sonic bliss. Howard Hamilton III is a string-bending master who knows how to make feedback work to his advantage. His confident vocal stylings, coupled with drummer Laura Bennett's all or nothing kit pounding, are about as uniquely refreshing as it gets these days. The stage is littered with junk shop amps and guitars Hamilton seems to almost get tangled up in while he and Bennett exchange doses... Read more about Red Pens on Last.fm.
Invisible Boy
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 16, 2010 • First Turf Club show since December 18, 2009 • First show supporting a touring headliner since September 9, 2009 • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since September 9, 2008
From last.fm:
They have been called “one of the best bands of their kind” by the editor of Drumbeat Magazine, but Invisible Boy almost never played a note together. In 2003, the band’s founder took a vow of musical silence. “Music was kind of taking over my life,” Townsend said. “But after a long time it became clear that I was meant to be singing – not to get applause, but to give a gift. This is what the band is all about.” Today the five unlikely friends are widely known for their lively and hopeful acoustic folk-pop Read more on Last.fm
Added to bill on Jul 5